Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

12 Jul 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

4 2/7p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

28,118,100

4.06%

6,586,907

0.95%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,177,305

0.89%

27,299,279

3.95%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,197

0.17%

TOTAL:

34,295,405

4.96%

35,056,383

5.07%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,800,000

2.0510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,781,139

1.9890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

452,857

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

120,000

1.9921 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,016

2.0047 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,478

2.0026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,984

2.0063 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,150

2.0074 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,274

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,968

2.0050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,461

2.0062 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,640

2.0056 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,392

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,733

2.0342 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,125

1.9888 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,894

2.0038 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,776

2.0259 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,077

1.9951 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

681

2.0076 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

675

2.0140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

613

2.0100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

338

1.9964 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

321,052

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

70,245

2.0143 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,320

1.9889 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,548

1.9915 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,094

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,802

1.9960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,053

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,185

2.0005 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,538

2.0027 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,416

2.0060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

832

2.0011 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

613

2.0100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

338

1.9965 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,491

2.0024 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,328

1.9934 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,633

2.0058 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

26,198

1.9891 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,152

2.0085 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,897

2.0105 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,375

1.9940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

311,249

1.9893 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,718,186

1.9890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,357

2.0152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,701

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,873

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,053

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

248,905

1.9890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,000

1.9921 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,478

2.0026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

675

2.0140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

522,000

2.0510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,320

1.9889 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,366

1.9995 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

186

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,185

2.0005 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,736

2.0021 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,957

2.0154 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,461

2.0062 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

2.0052 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

377

2.0560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

754

2.0560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,802

1.9960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

681

2.0076 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

947

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

153,991

1.9890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84,000

1.9921 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,733

2.0342 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,278,000

2.0510 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

15 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,197

1.7390

European

08-May-25

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: